Leucaena confertiflora Zarate

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Status: Accepted
Genus: Leucaena Benth.
Tribe: Mimoseae
References: [2919]

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Descriptors:

• Habit:
  • Shrub
  • Tree
• Lifespan:
  • Perennial
• Stems:
  • Not climbing
• Source(s):
  • 1999-06 Heald J
• Scrutinised globally by taxonomic co-ordinator:
  • 1999-09 Hughes CE
• Conservation Status:
  • Indeterminate [2919]

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Geographical Distribution:

• Central America [2919]
  • Mexico(North & Central) [2919]
    • Oaxaca [2919]
    • Puebla [2919]

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Notes:

• Two botanical varieties: see var. adenotheloidea and var. confertiflora.
  
• Few natural populations are known, and these are severely degraded. [3085]
  
• Susceptible to grazing pressure and the harvesting of pods from the wild. [3085]
  

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Last Update: 14/06/2001 14:45:05